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…Arrests Suspected Kidnappers, Cultists …Recovers Guns, Ammunition, 1 Kidnapper Dies In Action By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye The Delta State Police Command on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, said the operatives of the Commissioner of Police Special Squad with its base in Ughelli, on Sunday, August 12, 2024, while on investigation alongside a suspected kidnapper Joel Ochuko Ofoye, ‘m’ earlier arrested on July 18, 2024, led operatives to Ewu community in Ughelli South LGA of Delta State, in the trail of a gun runner who supply arms to them before their kidnapping operation. The police also arrested five suspected cultists in Ughelli area…

The leadership of Host Communities (Oil & Gas producing), Delta State Chapter, has suspended its proposed protest. HOSTCOM disclosed this in a letter addressed to the Governor and signed by the State Chairman, Comrade Sunday Enujeke and State Secretary, Joseph Lamienghan and eight others. The letter read: “The leadership of Host communities (Oil & Gas producing), Delta state chapter, recalls that the organization, in its letter addressed to your Excellency dated July 31st 2024, issued a 21-day protest notice, arising from perceived neglect of HOSTCOM and its members over the years by the state government. “Among our key concerns were…

Chief Johnbull Ejovi, Tuesday, said his ex wife, Emily Apiloko lied in her recent interview with the BBC where she linked him to her surrogate journey, insisting that he has no link with the children. Ejovi said this is her statement to the police when I arrested her to the Alagbon Police Station in Lagos in 2021: “I confirm that my husband and I discussed the possibility of using a surrogate to have a child or children, as we are unable to do so without medical or other support. We previously undertook 4 IVF courses, which were unsuccessful, so surrogacy…

*** Says President Cannot Worship The North Worried by the recent hardship protests witnessed in Nigeria, the O’Odua Integrity Network ( OIN) has called on the Yoruba Ethnic Nationality to be proactive, saying it was time for Yoruba Nation to re-think and rise to the defence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at all times against the North. EndBadGovernance movement, according to OIN, organised by some faceless individuals, mostly misguided people, was supposedly against longstanding grievances about governance, corruption, and socio-economic challenges in the country. In a Press Statement signed by Chief Adewale Adeosun (President) and Mr Ige Kilanko (Secretary),…

Chairman of Isoko North Local Government Council, Hon. Godwin Ogorugba has congratulated Dr Israel Adaigho on his election as the Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Delta State. Dr Adaigho, who hails from Igbuku-Owhe, is also President-General of Owhe Clan, in Isoko North Local Government Area. In a congratulatory message, on Sunday, Ogorugba said Adaigho’s election indicated the full confidence of Delta doctors on his ability to lead them. Ogorugba welcomed Adaigho’s election assuring that his administration in Isoko North would cooperate with doctors in the Local Government to give the people best of healthcare as envisioned in Governor…

CHIEF Johnbull Ejovi, has issued seven days ultimatum to his ex- wife, Emily Apiloko, to retract her story on BBC where she linked his name to her surrogacy journey or be prepared to meet him in court for defamation of character. Chief Ejovi said he is not in anyway against surrogacy, but against the deceit of his ex wife Emily Apiloko, attempts to trap him with twins he knows nothing about how they were conceived. According to him, he never planned with Emily to do a surrogacy with her when those children were conceived, he never gave his sperm to…

By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye Immediate past Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council, Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, a versatile journalist and astute administrator, has been appointed as the Chairman of Nine man credentials committee to midwife the election of a new executive council in the Forthcoming National Election Congress later this year. He was appointed at a well attended virtual meeting of National Executive Council (NEC), comprising members of the Central Working Committee, State Council Chairmen and Secretaries presided by the Union’s national President, Comrade Chris Isiguzo, MFR. Commending the choice of Michael Ikeogwu as the right person to…

 By Southernvoice, …Charges newly-elected officials on party’s unity Member representing Isoko Federal Constituency, Hon. Jonathan Ukodhiko, has congratulated newly elected Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Isoko North Chapter, Hon. Bernard Idisi, his Isoko South Counterpart, Chief Victor Ekelegha on their emergence at the just concluded party’s congresses. The House of Representatives member on Saturday at Ozoro, also congratulated other officials who were elected into various positions in the party’s administrative structure in the two local government areas of the Federal constituency. Hon. Ukodhiko hailed the conduct of the local government area congresses of the PDP in Isoko as…

*** Says He Is Serial Extortionist, Blackmailer An Enugu based pressure group, the Ohaneze Think Tank, on Friday called for the investigation of house of Representatives member, Hon Ikenga Ugochinyere over his futile attempt to derail the commendable progress made by the Group CEO of the NNPCL, Mele Kyari, describing the House of Representatives member as a serial extortionist and a blackmailer. The Ohaneze Think Tank in a Press Statement signed by Dr Azubuike Ajuluchukwu (Coordinator) and Dr Cletus Akinyili (Deputy Coordinator), equally rooted for the removal of Ugochinyere as Chairman, House Committee on Petroleum (Midstream). According to…

By Sunny Awhefeada The Ghanaian Yao Egblewogbe’s poem “The Coming of Day” speaks to the African predicament with a remarkable sense of irony. The imagery of day signifies hope and relief from the horrors of the night and colonialism was night in the configuration of the African experience.  Those who led the anti-colonial struggle promised the people dawn and day. Egblewogbe’s country’s leading nationalist, Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah, told Africans to “seek ye first the political kingdom and every other thing will be added onto you”.  In the course of seeking that kingdom, Africans looked forward to it with great hope…